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Samsung launches its high end smartphones, including the Note 20 Ultra, during the pandemic. Samsung Virtual sales outlets and consultations. Touchless app demos in store. Bid in abundance. Those are just some of the plans in Samsung’s gamebook for phone sales during a pandemic. Last week, the South Korean electronics …

MOTZA, Israel (AP) – An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the most expensive coronavirus mask in the world, a gold, diamond-decorated face with a $ 1.5 million price tag. The 18-carat white gold mask will be adorned with 3,600 white and black diamonds and …

The idea that prehistoric animals can be perfectly captured in amber, preserved for millions of years, is not just a pile of dino-cloning sci-fi franchises like “Jurassic Park.” On Thursday, scientists unveiled a monumental discovery about the ancient world included in the discovery of a “helmet ant” caught in amber, …

Sure, it’s a nation of islands, but still. While countries such as the US continue to face an increasing number of coronavirus cases, the New Zealand Department of Public Health announced a remarkable milestone on Sunday: There has not been a single new locally transmitted case of COVID-19 in 100 …

STURGIS, SD (AP) – Thousands of cyclists stormed the small South Dakota town of Sturgis on Friday as the 80th Sturgis motorcycle rally crashed to death despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak. The rally could become one of the largest public gatherings since the pandemic began, …